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A new mining project could make Rajasthan India’s next uranium hub
Tech & Innovation
A new mining project could make Rajasthan India’s next uranium hub

India may be a step closer to expanding its uranium production.

Updated July 20, 20221 min read
India’s military jobs protests are male-dominated just like its armed forces
Money & Markets
India’s military jobs protests are male-dominated just like its armed forces

The Agnipath protests in India—and the young men leading them—are proof of the abysmal level of female participation in the Indian armed forces.

Updated July 20, 20221 min read
Despite rising joblessness, Indians are protesting against Modi’s new military jobs scheme
Money & Markets
Despite rising joblessness, Indians are protesting against Modi’s new military jobs scheme

India’s unemployed youth are unhappy with the Narendra Modi government’s new military jobs scheme.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
Indians will finally be able to return to China for work after two years
Money & Markets
Indians will finally be able to return to China for work after two years

Indian professionals waiting to return to China will finally be able to do so.

Updated July 20, 20221 min read
With trade relationships at stake, Modi’s party disavows rant against Prophet Muhammad
Money & Markets
With trade relationships at stake, Modi’s party disavows rant against Prophet Muhammad

Last weekend, Indian vice-president Venkaiah Naidu was in the emirate of Qatar to inaugurate a “startup bridge.“

Updated July 20, 20224 min read
Google scrapped a talk on caste bias because some employees felt it was “anti Hindu”
Money & Markets
Google scrapped a talk on caste bias because some employees felt it was “anti Hindu”

A nixed event to be hosted by Google News has potentially revealed gaps in its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Updated July 20, 20223 min read
Indian medical students in Chinese universities have been stuck in limbo for two years
Money & Markets
Indian medical students in Chinese universities have been stuck in limbo for two years

Two and a half years into the pandemic, Indian medical students enrolled with Chinese universities are still in limbo.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
The first Hindi book to win the International Booker prize is already the top seller on Amazon India
Lifestyle
The first Hindi book to win the International Booker prize is already the top seller on Amazon India

It’s only been about 12 hours since her Booker Prize win, but Geetanjali Shree’s novel Tomb of Sand (in Hindi Ret Samadhi) is already topping the bestseller lists in India.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
Serum Institute’s Adar Poonawalla is batting for vaccine equity at Davos
Money & Markets
Serum Institute’s Adar Poonawalla is batting for vaccine equity at Davos

India’s largest vaccine maker is pitching for vaccine equity with an eye on the next pandemic.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
India’s wheat export ban is another reality check for its lofty soft power goals
Money & Markets
India’s wheat export ban is another reality check for its lofty soft power goals

In 2020, India wanted to vaccinate the world. Shortly after, it was forced to do a volte-face following an acute shortage at home.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
India’s supreme court has suspended the use of a British colonial sedition law
Money & Markets
India’s supreme court has suspended the use of a British colonial sedition law

India’s supreme court made a bold move today in favour of free speech.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
Four photojournalists won the Pulitzer for their stark images of India’s covid trauma
Money & Markets
Four photojournalists won the Pulitzer for their stark images of India’s covid trauma

Defining images from India’s covid-19 crisis of 2021 now have global recognition.

Updated July 20, 20221 min read
India may not be the safe haven it wants to be for Pakistani Hindus
Money & Markets
India may not be the safe haven it wants to be for Pakistani Hindus

India has reportedly been unable to provide a safe haven to a significant number of Hindu refugees from Pakistan.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
A list of countries where abortion is illegal
Money & Markets
A list of countries where abortion is illegal

Update: On June 24, 2022 the US Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, writing that “the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion.”

Updated July 20, 20221 min read
Delhi is a blazing hot, smoke-filled hellscape
Tech & Innovation
Delhi is a blazing hot, smoke-filled hellscape

Delhi is now offering a preview of what the climate apocalypse could look like.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
India’s extreme heat wave is thwarting Modi’s plan to “feed the world”
Money & Markets
India’s extreme heat wave is thwarting Modi’s plan to “feed the world”

India has been experiencing relentless heat waves for the second month in a row. This has now begun to wilt the country’s agriculture sector, especially wheat production.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
Delhi’s old illegal constructions have given India’s divisive politics new fangs
Money & Markets
Delhi’s old illegal constructions have given India’s divisive politics new fangs

If Delhi’s civic authorities genuinely decide to pull down illegal structures, as they did earlier this week, a vast majority of the city’s residents could turn homeless overnight.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
A year on, we still don’t know the real impact of India’s second covid wave
Money & Markets
A year on, we still don’t know the real impact of India’s second covid wave

India lost a large number of people to the covid-19 pandemic. Just how large depends on what estimate one reads.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
India is among the top five countries with the most data breaches
Tech & Innovation
India is among the top five countries with the most data breaches

Data breach remains a critical problem across the world, but one that may be slowly abating.

Updated July 20, 20221 min read
Is the number of covid-19 cases truly low in India?
Tech & Innovation
Is the number of covid-19 cases truly low in India?

India’s covid-19 numbers are currently at the lowest they have ever been. But is it the low level of testing that is hiding the extent of infections?

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
India is among the 10 countries with the worst freedom of expression
Money & Markets
India is among the 10 countries with the worst freedom of expression

The declining space for freedom of expression in India has put the country in the league of authoritarian regimes in the world.

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
Inflation is forcing Indians to switch to cheaper cooking oils
Money & Markets
Inflation is forcing Indians to switch to cheaper cooking oils

India’s central bank may have been slow to acknowledge rising inflation but consumers are feeling the heat.

Updated July 20, 20221 min read
Biden and Modi are discussing India’s stance on Russia-Ukraine
Money & Markets
Biden and Modi are discussing India’s stance on Russia-Ukraine

US president Joe Biden is once again trying to figure out Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s refusal to join in cutting Russia adrift. The two leaders are scheduled to speak today (April 11).

Updated July 20, 20222 min read
The halal certificate is good for Indian businesses
Money & Markets
The halal certificate is good for Indian businesses

India’s Hindu right-wing is up in arms about halal-friendly products, even though these are revenue earners for the country’s biggest businesses.

Updated July 20, 20223 min read
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